Last Sunday Joanne and I went to a big art show here in Nashville. 50 artists had been invited to show and sell their work. You might say I’m a novice when it comes to understanding art. So I walk in and I see a $3 canvas with maybe $2 worth of paint on it. Thus my starting point for seeing the value of a piece is about $5. Or we could measure it or weigh it to get another measurement of what the price should be. Then I glance at the price and see that it’s $12,000. And I ask myself what takes the value of this piece from its true cost of $5 to $12,000? As I roamed around this show I saw the artists standing in front of their work. And as I talked with those artists I began to hear the stories behind the glass pieces, the sculptures, the pencil sketches and the painted pieces. I saw them with new eyes and agreed that the value was certainly more than the raw cost of the materials required creating them.
The "Instapreneur"
I have always loved the term “entrepreneur” and have considered myself one since I was old enough to say the word. Several years ago I coined the term “Eaglepreneur.” Go ahead, check it out – see where this takes you: http://www.eaglepreneur.com/. Now I’m seeing other variations, like “Instapreneur.”
Here’s the deal. Today you can be in business with no start-up capital, no inventory, no employees, no warehouses, no minimum orders, no sign permits, no leases and no long-term commitment. Just jump on an idea and start shipping products this afternoon.
If you want to write a book but don’t have a publishing deal and don’t want to have to invest $25,000 for your first minimum order? Check out Lightning Source right here in my own back yard in LaVergne, TN. Submit your manuscript, have it available on Amazon and start taking orders tomorrow. You don’t need to buy any – just sell them one at a time and keep the profits.
Hire Me — Please
I have had several people send me this video – so I guess I need to pass it along. It may make you angry but frankly, I found it to be hilarious, as well as extremely well done.
It’s been a couple of years now that I’ve been hammering the message that the workplace is changing. And I keep running into people who are alarmed that things are not the way they used to be. Just yesterday on a radio interview I had a caller who was distraught that he was losing his job after 27 years with the same company. But then again, it is not the “same company.” There have been multiple mergers and acquisitions along the way. All his old bosses and co-workers are gone, yet he is angry that they are now pushing him out the door. It should not come as a surprise – especially since his compensation has crept up over the years to $268,000. This doesn’t mean he’s dead in the water. It just means he better be aware of the new opportunities for “free agents.” And then rock and roll.
A Blog Coach?
I recently did an interview with my blog coach — yes my blog coach. Whenever I explore a new opportunity I look for someone who is already an expert in that area, and then I engage them to coach me. I’ve posted that interview with my blog coach Bill Seaver right here on the 48 Days Online Radio Show.
In this podcast I ask Bill questions like:
Why should anyone care about blogging?
How can a person use new media tools to promote what they do?
Who are a couple of common people you’ve seen this work for?
How does someone begin their own blog?
How can listeners get more information?
Am I gifted to be self-employed?
Each week I select some of the most interesting questions submitted and answer them in a 48-minute podcast. Here are a few of this today’s edition. You can listen immediately here on 48 Days Online Radio.
1. Over the past few years I have lost over 200lbs through a self-developed regimen. I wrote a book that is for sale on my website, www.iweighedmorethanjared.com. I would like to become a personal trainer with the niche in helping people over 150lbs overweight. Do I need to be certified? What do you suggest as far as a certification approach?
2. I have children’s stories I would like to get published. I read that it could take up to 2 years for a story to get published going through a MEGA Publisher. Can you recommend a self publisher?
